κουφός

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Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek κωφός (kōphós), which, if related to κηφήν (kēphḗn, drone, lazy vagabond), is possibly from Proto-Indo-European *k/gʰ(e/o)h₂bʰ-, but without any other IE cognates; both could be from Pre-Greek.

Adjective

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κουφός (koufósm (feminine κουφή, neuter κουφό)

  1. deaf

Declension

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See also

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References

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  • Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN

Further reading

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